Briefing: Non-EAPC electric bikes

Organisation: PACTS

Date of Publication: May 2026

Uploaded to Knowledge Centre: 18 May 2026

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS), joined by a coalition of road safety, industry and transport stakeholders, has published a new briefing warning Ministers that the rapid growth of illegal high-powered electric bikes – vehicles that exceed the legal Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle (EAPC) definition – is creating immediate and escalating risks to pedestrians, cyclists and other road users, while undermining enforcement and public confidence in active travel and powered light mobility.

Click on the link below to access the briefing:

https://www.pacts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/20260511-Non-EAPC-electric-bikes-briefing-1.pdf